Improvement in combined scrubbers and mops



G. PIRRUNE.

Gomhined'Scrubbers andvMops No `155 888 Patented 0ct.1a,1s74.

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IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED SCRUBBERS ANDMOPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 155,888, dated October13, 1874; application filed May 29, 1874.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE PIRRUNG, of Ravenswood, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Mop, of whichthe following is a specification My invention consists of a moppin gcontiivance attached to a handle, and consisting of a water-receivingboX and a piece of thick flexible rubber, so contrived that, by placingthe edge of the rubber on the iioor and pulling quickly along, it willspring back from the waterboX, forming an opening into it, through whichit will force the water which it gathers from the floor at its front,and then, being quickly lifted from the floor, it will instantly springup to the boX and close it, and confine the water to be removed andpoured out into a pail or other receptacle.

Figure l is a plan view of a mop combined according to myinvention. Fig.2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation, taken on the line .fr a; ofFigs. l and 3. Fig. 3 is a cross-section, taken on the line y y of Fig.l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a brush-l1ead,whicl1is attached to a board, A', by hooks c.B is the handle, which is attached to the board A'. D is the water-box,which is also attached to the handle board A', being fastened by boltsb. It projects beyond one edge of the board A', and has one side formedby the elastic indiarubber strip c, which is secured, at one edge, tothe board A' in a rabbet at I, and at the other edge projects beyond thewater-box, against which it bears firmly, being pushed against it by thespring E, pressure-bar G, connecting-rods F, and also by the rubberclips L, the latter being at the ends. The spring E is supported on thebolt K, which passes through the water-boX. M is an opening at one endand the upper side ofthe box, for pouringout the water gathered up fromthe door. From the mop the handle B is turned out, so as to turn thebrush uppermost, which adjusts the machine so that the projecting edgeof the rubber C will rest on the floor. Then, by pulling it quicklyalong the oor, the rubber will be sprung back a little from the edge ofthe waterbox, opening a little space, through which the Water on thefloor, being thrown upward by the rubber, will pass into the box, whereit will be conlined by the rubber closing instantly when, at the-momentof stopping the movement of the machine, it is lifted from the floor. A

Thus it will be seen that, after scrubbing the floor with the brush, thewater may be quickly mopped up and disposed of, the work being donequicker, better, and with less labor than by the ordinary mops; and,beside, both the scrubbing and the mopping can be done with the samemachine.

The holes for the bolts b, by which the waterbox is fastened to the headA', are elongated or slotted, so that the box can be shifted up alongthe head from time to time as the rubber wears away.

The rubber clips L, :xt the ends, are also useful for preventing thewater from flowing' `around the ends of the scrubber as it is forcedagainst the water. v

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Fatent- The combination, with the water-box H, of theflexible strip O, forming part or all of the bottom, and projecting atthe side of said box, and the devices for exerting pressure on thestrip, consisting of the bar G,- rods F, and a spring, E, as shown anddescribed.

GEORGE PIRRUNG.

Witnesses:

FELIX PIRRUNG, GEORGE RUFFING.

